ISLAMABAD: The CDA on Thursday informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan that 228 premises, which were functional in residential areas, had been sealed while sub office of Canadian Embassy had brought the premises into confirming land. However, the authority said, Palestinian Embassy requested that their construction work in Diplomatic Enclave was near completion and they will shift the embassy in next three months. A report submitted by Director Building Control Shafi Muhammad stated that sealing operation was going on, however, 585 different premises wherein, the commercial activities were continued, had been brought in to confirming use by their owners. The report said that the total number of premises, being functional in residential areas, remained 891. A three judge bench headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed took up three different petitions. On this occasion, one of the counsels representing CDA Hafiz Hifz Ur Rehman produced the report before the bench further stating that Federal Audit Office and Anti Narcotics Office had been vacated. However, in response to the Supreme Court’s earlier order of vacating government offices situated in residential areas of Islamabad, the Additional Attorney General Amir Rehman informed the court that process of shifting government offices from residential area to commercial area will take some more time. The report claimed that 24 guest houses in addition to 585 premises had brought their premises into confirming use whereas rest had lodged representation to CDA against the public notice issued by authority in Islamabad High Court. Counsel for Bridge Factor (Pvt) Limited Company, the petitioner in the instant cases, Advocate Ali Raza informed the court that CDA was pressurizing his client for taking back the petition. He argued that CDA was drawing distinctions in vacating the hotels and restaurants located in residential areas adding that the blue-eyed people were still running hotels and restaurants in residential areas. Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed observed that rules and regulations were equal for all. He said that the officials of CDA should search another profession if they do not abide the law. The top court sought report from CDA regarding encroachments placed in front of Federal Investigation Agency Headquarters. The court adjourned the case till June 28 on the plea of CDA regarding extension of time for sealing operation.